Staff

Prof. Tali Gal holds a joint position at the Institute of Criminology and Faculty of Law, where she is Chair in Child and Youth Rights and Academic Director of the Child and Youth Rights Program at Minerva Center for Human Rights. Her scholarship integrates legal, criminological, and psycho-social knowledge and involves restorative justice, children’s rights, and therapeutic jurisprudence. She is the author of the book Child Victims and Restorative Justice: A Needs-Rights Model (OUP, 2011), and co-editor (with Benedetta Faedi-Duramy) of International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation (OUP, 2015). Before joining the Hebrew University in 2022, she was a faculty member at the University of Haifa, where she was Head of School of Criminology since 2018. Prof. Gal has published extensively in peer-review as well as law-review journals on the areas of her expertise. Tali is an Associate Editor at The International Journal of Restorative Justice and a Founding Board Member of the Israeli Society of Victimology. Prior to joining academia, Tali was the Legal Advisor of the Israel National Council for the Child.

Tali's CV

Dr. Roni Liberson is the Executive Director of the Child and Youth Rights Program (ChYRP). Roni earned her LL.M. and PhD in Law from Tel Aviv University and holds an LL.B. from the University of Haifa. Her primary research interest lies in the intersection of behavioral sciences and law, particularly focusing on the application of the Best Interest of the Child principle in family proceedings and the impact of online courts and legal applications on children. Before joining ChYRP Roni worked as a Senior Law Clerk at the Tel Aviv District Court for approximately eight years. She is an adjunct lecturer at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem law faculties.

Ms. Eman Shwekyih is the Administrative Coordinator of the Child and Youth Rights Program (ChYRP) at the Minerva Center for Human Rights. Eman is currently pursuing an M.A. in Conflict Research, Management and Resolution at The Hebrew University. She holds a B.A. in International Relations and Romance Studies from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Prior to joining ChYRP, Eman gained valuable experience as a court translator and served as an administrative coordinator for the “Yachad” programs within the Education Department at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Ms. Noa Strauss Marko is the Projects and Media Coordinator of the Child and Youth Rights Program at Minerva Center for Human Rights, in the Faculty of Law. Currently, Noa is a second-year MA student, studying Asian Studies at the Faculty of Humanities.

Ms. Malak Abu Rmaileh is the Arabic-Speaking Youth Advisory Board (PAL-YAB) Coordinator at the Child and Youth Rights Program (ChYRP). Malak holds a bachelor's degree in Education and Multidisciplinary Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is currently pursuing her M.A. in Educational Administration and Policy. Her research focuses on at-risk Arab youth, a topic she explored extensively in her seminar work. Abu Rmeileh previously coordinated marketing and media for Al-Basha'air, a program for outstanding East Jerusalem students at the Hebrew University, and works as a facilitator at the Lissan Association.

Ms. Racheli Nisim is the Hebrew-Speaking Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Coordinator at the Child and Youth Rights Program (ChYRP) at the Minerva Center for Human Rights. Racheli holds a B.Sc. in Life Sciences and an M.A. in Brain and Behavioral Sciences (Neuroscience) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is currently a doctoral researcher in the Cognition and Emotion Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at the Hebrew University. Her research focuses on autobiographical memory and depression, examining how difficulties in inhibiting negative memories may contribute to negative memory and mood biases.

In her role at ChYRP, Racheli coordinates and guides the Youth Advisory Board and leads an applied research project, developed together with the Board, aimed at promoting positive attribution training among adolescents.

Ms. Avigail Aharoni is a fourth-year student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, studying Law and Social Work. She works as a research assistant in the Child and Youth Rights Program, and concurrently works at the Ministry of Justice. Her academic and professional interests lie in exploring the spectrum between victims and offenders within the criminal justice system. She is set to begin her legal internship in the field of criminal law.

Ms. Avigail Boukobza is a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in restorative justice. For the past few years, she has been working in Community Courts. 

Ms. Noa Miller-Levran is an undergraduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, studying Law, Philosophy, and Creative Writing. She works as a research assistant in the Child and Youth Rights Program. Her fields of interest include human rights, transitional justice, and refugee law.

Ms. Noga Orda is a direct-track PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a research assistant in the Child and Youth Rights Program at the Minerva Center for Human Rights. She holds an LL.B. and a B.A. (Amirim Interdisciplinary Honors Program) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is interested in law as a framework for engaging with human complexity and ambivalence. Her research takes an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on addressing the justice needs of both harmed and harming individuals and expanding the emotional repertoire of criminal law.